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To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt.Mikhail Bakunin

21 December 2007

Aitzaz Arrested Again

Aitzaz was travelling to Islamabad on motorway to offer the Eid Prayer with the Chief Justice. He was arrested and manhandled by the police on the way in a very brutal manner. Interestingly enough, President Musharraf was able to offer his prayers in the Faisal mosque where both Aitzaz Ahsan and Chaudhry Iftikhar also wanted to pray.

"Aitzaz Ahsan was picked up on the motorway enroute to Islamabad, beaten up,glasses broken and brought back to Lahore in a police bus. Is now suffering from bruises and fever.When he asked for a detention order, they shoved a gun in his face and said - this is your order."